Radiator



(No Model.)

0 R. NELSON.

RADIATOR.

No. 422,092. Patented Feb. 25, 1890.

OhM/QM/Qi@ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES R. NELSON, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

RADIATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part'of Letters Patent No. 422,092, dated February25, 1890.

Application filed August 9 J 1889.

T aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES R. NELSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Portland, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine,have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Radiators; and Ido de- 011, which form a part of this specification.

My invent-ion relates to radiators for steam or hot-water heating; andthe object of my invention is to provide a radiator which shall bemainly made up of wrought-iron pipe, and which shall have aforwarchprojecting base suitable to be used as a foot-rest. I accomplishthis by means of my invention, which I have illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a front view. Fig. 2 is aview 011 as a; of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a view 011 a; a; of Fig. 2.

The radiator is preferably made up of sec tions, which are placed sideby side in the usual manner. Each section is composed of a hollow baseB, having an opening f at each side, whereby the connection, is madewith the next section, and a vertical flange b on the under side,through which pass the bolts e, which secure the sections together.short vertical pipes, as here shown oval in horizontal section, extendupward from the forward end of the base B, their tops being connected bymeans of a hollow head I). As here illustrated, the base, the pipes b,and the hollow head are all made in one piece, preferably of cast-iron,and together they form the base of the radiator. Vertical tubes A, A andA extend upward from the [rear onlower portion of the base B, and thevertical tube A connects with the rear end of the hollow head I). Ahollow head 0, preferably of castiron, connects the upper ends of thefour tubes A, A, A and A In each side of the head 0 is an opening f,connecting it with the adjoining section. A flange Serial No. 320,211.(No model.)

0 is formed on the top of the head 0, and through this flange the boltsd pass to connect together the upper ends of the sections. Thesesections, which 'I have described, are bolted together side by side, sothat the openings f and f coincide, thus making a continuous opening atthe top and bottom throughout the whole length of the radiator, whichmay be made of any required length.

0 and O are the supply and return pipes, one or both of which may beconnected with the top, if desired.

It will be seen that the series of hollow heads I), placed closely sideby side, form a foot-rest which extends along the entire length of theradiator.

A perfect independent circulation is secured in each section, whichdistributes the heat uniformly throughout the whole radiator.

In the case of hot water the circulation will be upward through thepipes A and A and the rearward pipe I], and down through the outer pipesA, A and b.

That portion of the hollow base which forms the foot-rest, as well asother parts .of the device, may be made otherwise than as here shownwithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

It is very desirable to get as much length of pipe as possible, andfort-his reason I drop the rearportion of the base, making it lower thanthe forward portion. The forward portion I make of the proper height fora footrest.

I claim- 1. The hereiirdescribed radiator, consisting of a hollow headand a hollow base having a rearward portion lower than the forwardportion, and pipes connecting'said hollow head with said hollow base,substantially 0 as shown.

2. The hereinwlescribed radiator, consisting of a hollow head and ahollow base having a rearward portion lower than the forward portion,and pipes connecting said 1101- low head with the forward and rearwardportion of said. hollow base, substantially as shown.

3. A radiator made up of sections, each composed of a hollow head 0, ahollow base having short vertical pipes extending upward from itsforward end and united at 5 their tops by a hollow head I), and Verticalpipes uniting said hollow head 0 with said hollow base and rearward endof said hollow head b,substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES R. NELSON.

WVitnesses:

S. W. BATES, WM. M. HAGGETT.

